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  1. 23 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

    Actually it shows the opposite. The election result was ratified the next day. The inauguration of President Biden took place as scheduled. The threat was almost non-existent.   

     

    The rioters were ejected and arrested within hours. The American system is far stronger than many people give credit for.  This just proves it. 

    And what if that murderous mob had got their hands on any of the targets- Pence, Harris?  The U.S. was very lucky that day and the generals of the insurrection deserve jail even more than the grunts who are currently taking the punishment.

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  2. 2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

    Maybe it was on a weekend. It seems she doesn't remember any date or time.

    And in 1990 most people didn't run around with mobile phones.

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    You certainly seem to have strong opinions on this matter, though they seem to be more based in your own potential past culpability and the way that extrapolates to others.  However, I don't think you can revise history by posting that photo as typical of the phone technology available in the 90s.

     

    Which brings us to the question of why are you?

  3. 45 minutes ago, kwilco said:

      

    Basically compared to the coronation in 1953, nobody is that bothered.

     

    Those "fans" of pomp and ceremony are looked upon as slightly unhinged. or sad.

     

    The main difference between the two coronations is that back in 1953 it was seen as part of a new beginning - a young girl as Queen the end of rationing and the Festival of Britain the new NHS - we were coming out of the effects of WW2 and people were looking forward to a new united Europe.

     

    Now it's an old git with weird eccentric ideas who talks to trees, a relic of an old outdated family who isn't expected to be King for more than 10 years at the most - this is a "rump" monarchy. Inflation and recession are taking hold, the standards of living is dropping and the future as an isolated Britain with a doddery old king looks anything but rosy. Any freedoms and future of democracy are looking bleak as the government hastily introduces draconian laws to stop free protestors, corruption is rife and the welfare state is under attack  - no wonder coronation celebrations are hugely undersubscribed – the public has things to worry about other than Charles – a figure we have known for 6 decades and quite frankly aren't excited about in the slightest.

     

    Whether you agree with this analysis as being a good thing or not, I think you've got it pretty spot on there, certainly based on the comments I am seeing/ hearing.

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  4. 10 minutes ago, Credo said:

    I wonder if he was just upset that his rocket blew up and decided to get even by removing the verification.  He is childish enough to do something silly like that.

     

    It seems he may be as sinister as some suggest.  He seems like a cartoon villain, but perhaps he should be constrained before he does some real harm.


    https://bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/musks-twitter-buy-makes-no-sense-unless-its-part-of-something-bigger/

     

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    Looking closer at the biggest investors (among them Musk, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Qatar, and Dorsey), all of them have an interest in challenging the US dollar. Musk and Dorsey are major Bitcoin fanatics, and believe it’s the future of money. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have expressed interest in displacing the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. It is a peculiar characteristic of the investor list that all of them are interested in displacing the dollar.

     

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